The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) criticized the US human rights record, including the indefinite detention of Guantanamo Bay detainees, in a report made public on their website Sunday. The 90-page report, which addresses human rights issues throughout the world, dedicates 20 pages to the situation in the US, and calls the situation in [...]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan began contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday after he refused to comply with a court order. The prime minister was ordered to appear in court Thursday to explain why he did not comply with the court’s order to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari [...]
In a speech on Sunday, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa promised to amend the nation’s constitution to allow the National Assembly more oversight of ministers and cabinet members. If passed, the amendments would allow both houses of the National Assembly to monitor one another, as well as minister and cabinet appointments, whereas before [...]
In a statement at a conference on democracy in the Arab world Sunday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon demanded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad end the violence against the Syrian people. In his speech, Ban indicated that it is time for Assad to usher in democracy and recognize that the days of one-man rule and [...]
Two business advocacy groups filed motions in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, contesting the constitutionality of US President Barack Obama’s recent recess appointments . The National Right to Work Foundation (NRWF) and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) contend that the recess appointments are not constitutional as the [...]
Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson , amid a growing controversy over a previous declaration that non-resident same-sex marriages performed in Canada are not legal unless recognized by the participants’ home countries, indicated Friday that the Canadian government considers all same-sex marriages performed in Canada to be legal, and that the Civil Marriage Act will be [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored his commitment to Lebanon’s security and sovereignty on Friday. Ban Ki-moon stated: “This is a critical moment in the region. It is a time for meaningful change; time to stop the violence and end injustice; time to give people the opportunities they deserve to build a better life.” Ban Ki-moon [...]
Judge Claudia Wilken of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday that California prison officials have failed to protect disabled parolees by not providing them wheelchairs and other mobility assistance devices. She stated that prison officials have failed to comply with her ruling in a 1994 suit that required [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Mary Ziegler of Saint Louis University School of Law says that while a recent Iowa court decision may be a victory for the rights of same-sex parents, the arguments made in the public debate surrounding the case demonstrate a break from the goals of the early gay rights movement and could be [...]
JURIST Guest Columnists Mark Denbeaux, Nick Stratton and Lauren Winchester of Seton Hall University School of Law say the right to a meaningful habeas corpus proceeding by Guantanamo detainees has been complicated by a recent decision making it more difficult for detainees to challenge the evidence against them… With the US Court of Appeals for [...]
